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Ryanair said in a statement: "One of our aircraft was stationary at the designated holding point on the taxiway at London Stansted Airport this morning when the winglet of a Primera Air aircraft taxiing behind scraped its tail stabiliser.

"Both aircraft were under the instruction of London Stansted Air Traffic Control at the time.

"The Ryanair aircraft returned to stand to be inspected by Ryanair engineers.

"To minimise delay, customers will transfer to a replacement aircraft later this morning."

Meanwhile in Dublin, Irish premier Leo Varadkar has cast his vote in the abortion referendum. The Fine Gael leader headed to his local polling booth in Castleknock, west Dublin this morning.

Vocal anti-abortion politician Peadar Toibin has called for Irish people to vote No to "abortion on demand".

The Sinn Fein spokesman for the arts posted on Twitter: "The irony that the referendum on abortion is being held on International Missing Children's Day will not be lost on many Irish people. Those on the margins of society suffer most from abortion. Vote No to Abortion on Demand."

The controversial eighth amendment acknowledges the equal right to life of the mother and the unborn. It has resulted in Ireland having one of the strictest abortion laws in Europe.